the academy stage school

Welcome to The Academy Stage School in Tenterden, Kent.
The school was established in 2006 by
David and Jill Waters.
If you'd like to contact us, we'd be very pleased to hear from you!
01580 761359 / theacademystageschool@gmail.com

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Our summer show has been and gone – sorry if you missed it! 'Life' was about that thing we all have in common – life! Some fabulous songs from musicals and the charts, some strong contemporary dances and some great acting in life's little dramas. The pictures are of our youngest group in their play, the Musicians of Bremen.

We're heading toward the end of our year, but we'll be back on Saturday 1st September – at The Sinden Theatre Studios. 9.30am – 1pm. But before that, we have our Academy Awards on Sat 21st July. Have a great summer!

Sunday, 25 February 2018

The Academy is proud to announce that our ex-student Ruby-Mae Thorpe has been accepted at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, USA.To celebrate this special achievement, and to support Ruby, The Academy has organised a Prize Draw, with a fabulous prize of a FREE place at The Academy for a whole year – a prize value of £840! Tickets are £5 each available from Michaela Thorpe at : calathorpe@btinternet.comSorry to say, this isn’t available to existing Academy members! The lucky winner will be announced at our summer show ‘LIFE!’ on Sunday 3rd June.Ruby was with us from 2009 to 2014 and appeared in all our shows. We hope you join us in wishing her every success in The Big Apple!

Monday, 31 July 2017

Academy welcomes all children, whatever their ability, into a caring and nurturing environment; one that is sure to develop theatre skills and improve self-confidence. We guarantee your child a unique theatrical experience and the opportunity to make new friends – and it's a great way to have fun!Located at The Sinden Theatre studios, we have 4 separate age groups – each with professional tuition in singing, dancing and acting. Joining us?If you'd like to join in the fun, or book a free try-out, contact us on 01580 761 359, or email : theacademystageschool@gmail.comTermsTerm 4 : 17 Feb – 24 MarchTerm 5 : 14 April – 02 JuneTerm 6 : 16 June – 21 July

Topaz Group (6–8yr olds) : 9.30am – 12 noon : £90 per termpayable at the start of each term, cash, cheque or online,or by Monthly Standing Order at £45 per month

Main school (8–15 yr olds) : 9.30am – 1pm : £140 per termpayable at the start of each term, cash, cheque or online,or by Monthly Standing Order at £70 per month The Academy offers> 40 weeks a year; singing, dancing – and acting.> unrivalled self-contained, safe environment – with free car parking.> a massive purpose-built dance studio, mirrored on two sides.> 2 huge built-for-purpose ‘black box’ rehearsal rooms.> residency at the only theatre in The Borough of Ashford.> the Sinden’s professional technical crew and management.> 2 unique shows a year, devised and written specifically for your children.

Faeries : The Quest for The Purpley Sunflower : The Sinden Theatre : July 2016

Monday, 29 February 2016

Our 10th anniversary production is another original musical, 'Faeries'.It's on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July at The Sinden Theatre in Tenterden.

Membership of all our groups is currently full and the show is fully cast. However, you're welcome to join our waiting list.

Come my goodly people, to a world often scary.A world of Goblins, Evilish Elves and Rainbow-Faeries. A world incomprehensible to thou ludicrous Newmans. A nocturnal world filled with magical inventions. By some fairly faery miracle, these faeries are born; At the tilly age of seven and at an odd-day’s dawn.Faeries only groweth to fourteen plus one; A little bit weird, but tis what must be done.From then they’re immortal and do liveth forever;But one thing eludes them, in their endeavour.To do what they wanteth from Monday to FridayTo ne’er be sensible or keepeth their rooms tidy.

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Ever sat in a café, on your own, reading a magazine or pondering over the menu? Only you’re not reading, are you? You’re listening-in. Eaves-dropping on private conversations. Don’t worry, it’s natural. We can’t help it. Whatever they’re talking about, it’s not our concern, is it? Are they angry? A bit too excited? Got the giggles – or sounding rather sad, we can do nothing about any of it. Except listen. We have no idea who they are, where they came from, why they’re upset, or why they seem so much happier than we are. They get up and leave – and we’ll never know if she did give him a piece of her mind, whether they got back together, or what happened next. No happy endings. No conclusions. With kids, it’s much the same, only they don’t hang about in cafés as much. But what if you were a tree? That’s right – a tree, in a park, in the picnic area – where all sorts of people come and go; a perfect place for you to listen in. Nobody knowing you’re there (being a tree that is.) So – who was the old man? Was that really a magic ring? Are there pirates in the park? Are girls better than boys? How did she lose the ring? What’s it like to fall in love? Why kill a squirrel? And why would you write your own story? These are their stories. And we’ll be listening-in. In The Park.

The Park is a full length drama, especially written for The Academy’s 10th Anniversary year. The Sinden Theatre. 30 & 31 January 2016

Tuesday, 28 July 2015

New school year starts Saturday 5th SeptemberTenterden’s brilliant Saturday morning stage school re-opens on the 5th September with a special Open Day. The Academy welcomes all children, whatever their ability, into a caring and nurturing environment that is sure to develop theatre skills and improve self-confidence. We guarantee your child a unique theatrical experience and the opportunity to make new friends – and a great way to have fun! Located at The Sinden Theatre studios, we have 4 separate age groups – each with professional tuition in singing, dancing and acting. FeesYou are welcome for a free try-out at any time. Fees are the same for each term, regardless of the number of weeks

Topaz Group (6–8yr olds) : 9.30am – 12 noon : £80 per termpayable at the start of each term, cash, cheque or online, or by Monthly Standing Order at £40 per month from Sept 2015 to August 2016

Main school (8–15 yr olds) : 9.30am – 1pm : £130 per termpayable at the start of each term, cash, cheque or online, or by Monthly Standing Order at £65 from Sept 2015 to August 2016

Thursday, 7 May 2015

Our End-of-Year Show has become an End-of-the-Pier show – with our summer showcase set at the seaside! We’d love you to join us, dressed for the beach (no, not in your bikini!) – but shorts, sandals, colourful shirts, vests, big straw hats and sunglasses!

We’re concentrating on fun and music – no heavy dramas and no weepies – and we’re pushing the boat out, in cabaret-style – with tables and chairs around a seaside pier! Our ‘Lighthouse Bar’ will be in the room – so no need to wait for the interval to get a drink! There’s a limited number of tables which seat 4–6 – so book yours soon!

Performances : to accommodate our film crew, we’ve had to re-schedule the show to 7.30pm on Saturday 18th July – with a matinée at 3pm on Sunday 19th July. Dress Rehearsal will be during our normal Saturday morning (18th), extended to 2pm, for all age groups.

Box Office : Tickets are £10 for adults and £7.50 for children (sorry, no concessions). Cabaret tables are for up to 6 people and may be shared, so please book early. Book with us on 01580 715831 or email us at: theacademystageschool@gmail.com – with details of adults/children and which performance.

Production Fee : Most of the ticket money goes on theatre hire and staffing the event. We recycle a lot of our costumes, but there’s always something more needed; so to help with these costs and the staging of the show, we need to ask for your help again, with a £15 production fee. Soon as possible, but please keep it separate from any term fees, or our accountant will shoot us!

Awards : The week after the show (25th July) it’s our Academy Awards event. We’d like to invite you along at 12 noon, to round off the year with our Awards, Reports and Certificates – maybe some surprises! It’d be really useful if you’d let us know if you’re planning to stay with us next September.

Tentertainment! But before all that, we’re at this year’s Tentertainment – Tenterden’s own music festival in the park – on Saturday 4th July; we need to meet at 9am to get ready for a 10am performance, when we’ll preview songs from Sonic Banana, and hopefully, a reprise of our LesMis set.

Thankyou for lending us your wonderful children every week, and to all the lovely volunteers who are going to help with the show (even if they don’t know it yet!) We’ll moving in and setting up at 4pm Friday 17th July. Anyone?

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Here's an opportunity to find out what fun you can have at our Saturday morning stage school! Come along at 9.30am and spend three and a half hours with us – singing, dancing and acting. You'll quickly make new friends and have a great time at these Free Workshops – all you have to do is book yourself in. Email us at : theacademystageschool@gmail.comor call the academy on 01580 715831

This special event is on Saturday 28th February, (if you can't make that date, contact us and we'll fit you in some other time!)Our studios are behind The Sinden Theatre in Tenterden, in the grounds of Homewood School, Ashford Road, TN30 6LT

The Academy is an independent Saturday morning stage school, teaching singing, dancing and acting to 6 –14 year olds. We have 4 groups; Topaz are 6–8 yrs old and work from 9.30am till 12 noon. Fees are £80 per term, 6 terms a year. Amber are 8 – 10s, Ruby are 10–12s and Sapphire the over 12s; these groups stay till 1pm. Their fees are all £130 per term, 6 terms a year.The Academy welcomes all-comers; you don't need exams, qualifications or experience – just your enthusiasm will do! We present two shows every year and create new experiences for our students.

Monday, 16 February 2015

Monday, 19 January 2015

The Academy Stage School's Valentine Showcase

Out of Love

2.30pm and 6.30pm Sunday 15th February 2015

This
show is not about romance, but it is about love; the love of each
other, the love of ourselves, our children, the love of food, the love
of fun, and the never-ending quest for love, in almost every song. With
this show, we also have everyone doing what they do – out of love.

Come and see this talented group of young performers; if you join the Academy afterwards, you get your ticket money back!

Monday, 28 July 2014

Doing an extra long dress rehearsal and two full-length shows on the hottest weekend of the year was a crazy, exhausting experience – but somehow, The Academy gang pulled it off! These pictures speak for themselves – and below, our audience have their say too!

Amazing show! Lovely to see all your hard work and that of the children had spectacular results.

Extremely clever the way the Beatles songs were matched perfectly with each scene.

All the children did brilliantly and expressed so much talent – thanks to the teachers and extreme dedication and your relentless work...

We thank you so much for giving these children the opportunity to enjoy and perform such a wonderful production of Alice.

Just wanted to say how wonderful we thought 'Alice' was and how amazingly it was produced, from the stunning set and costumes down to the beautiful little programme.

The kids are so lucky to have the chance to be involved in such a professional production and we are lucky to be able to watch them perform and enjoy themselves so much.

Just wanted to congratulate you on another stellar show. You took on a very ambitious project and pulled it off with gusto! The staging, costumes and script were fantastic, I overheard many of the audience commenting on how impressed they were.

The use of the ‘shadow’ curtain provided some very memorable and powerful images and the inter- linking of the four Alice’s worked extremely well.

Of course, what really matters is whether the young actors enjoyed themselves, they clearly did, the beaming faces and pride leaving the stage door spoke for themselves.

the academy

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offers young people of 6–14 an exciting out-of-school experience and a unique opportunity to develop their natural talent in singing, dancing and acting.
The Academy is open from 9.30am to 1pm every Saturday. 6–8's are 9.30 to 11.30am.